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him to his mother so that she might delight her eyes and feel no grief
and so that she would know that Allah's promise is true. But most of
them do not know this. And when he reached his full strength and ma-
turity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. That is how We rec-
ompense good-doers. (Surat al-Qasas, 7-14)
The Prophet Musa (as) is Involved
in an Incident in the City
He entered the city at a time when its inhabitants were unaware and
found two men fighting there – one from his party and the other from
his enemy. The one from his party asked for his support against the
other from his enemy. So Musa hit him, dealing him a fatal blow. He
said, 'This is part of Satan's handiwork. He truly is an outright and
misleading enemy.' He said, 'My Lord, I have wronged myself. Forgive
me.' So He forgave him. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
He said, 'My Lord, because of Your blessing to me, I will never be a
supporter of evildoers.' Morning found him in the city, fearful and on
his guard. Then suddenly the man who had sought his help the day
before, shouted for help from him again. Musa said to him, 'You are
clearly a misguided man.' But when he was about to grab the man who
was their common enemy, he said, 'Musa! Do you want to kill me just
as you killed a person yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the
land; you do not want to be a reformer.' (Surat al-Qasas, 15-19)
The Prophet Musa's (as) Departure from Egypt
Aman came running from the furthest part of the city, saying, 'Musa,
the Council are conspiring to kill you, so leave! I am someone who
brings you good advice.' So he left there fearful and on his guard, say-
ing, 'My Lord, rescue me from the people of the wrongdoers!' (Surat al-
Qasas, 20-21)
The Prophet Musa's (as) Prayer to Allah for Help
When turned his face in the direction of Madyan, he said, 'Hopefully
my Lord will guide me to the right way.' When he arrived at the water
of Madyan, he found a crowd of people drawing water there. Standing
apart from them, he found two women, holding back their sheep. He
said, 'What are you two doing here?' They said, 'We cannot draw water